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Fort Collins – Homes for Sale and Real Estate

Area Description

Fort Collins is located in northern Colorado at the base of the Rocky Mountains, and is home to Colorado State University and Poudre School District which is one of the top education systems in the nation. Fort Collins was originally founded as a military fort in 1864 and was called “Camp Collins.” Fort Collins was incorporated in 1873.

Fort Collins offers entertainment, dining and great music all year round throughout the city but in particular our historic downtown area! If you’re looking for a town with a small feel with all the amenities of a big city Fort Collins has the lifestyle for you.

Area Highlights

The Neighbors

Well-educated, Easy Going, Technology, Brewery and Sales workers

Market

Strong and Active Growing Market

Lifestyle

Outdoors, arts, healthy, events and festivals galore, College Town

You'll Love

Downtown Fort Collins which Disney modeled itself after

Perfect For

Dining Out, Shopping, Community Events, bike trails, recreation

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Fort Collins is home to a thriving Culture focusing on the University, Outdoor Activities and festivals, brew culture and thriving music scene. The Downtown Business Association hosts a number of small and large festivals each year in the historic Downtown district, including Bohemian Nights at NewWestFest in late summer, which features local cuisine, music, and businesses. The Fort Collins Lincoln Center is home to the Fort Collins Symphony Orchestra and regularly attracts national touring companies of Broadway plays.

The city's thriving beer culture supports many microbreweries: the New Belgium Brewing Company, the Odell Brewing Company, the Fort Collins Brewery, Equinox Brewing, Funkwerks, Horse & Dragon Brewery, Pateros Creek Brewing Company, Zwei Brewing, 1933 Brewing, Snowbank Brewing, Rally King Brewing, Jessup Farm Barrel House, McClellan's Brewing, Soul Squared Brewing, Three Four Brewing Company and Maxline Brewing. New Belgium is the largest of the local craft-breweries, with national distribution from California to states east of the Mississippi. The largest brewer in the world, Anheuser-Busch, also has a brewery northeast of the city near I-25. There are several brewpubs, including the original C.B. & Potts Restaurant and its Big Horn Brewery, CooperSmith's Pub & Brewing, a local mainstay since 1989, Pitchers Brewery, and Black Bottle Brewery.

The Colorado Brewer's Festival is held in late June annually in Fort Collins. The festival features beers from as many as 45 brewers from the state of Colorado and averages around 30,000 attendees. New Belgium Brewery also hosts the Tour de Fat which draws over 20,000 people riding bikes and dressing in costume. As well as a series of Bike-in movies starting late September.